Deadline: 12 February, 2025

Applications are open for Code for Africa’s (CfA) African Academy for Open-Source Investigation (AAOSI) Fellowship.

The programme aims to equip journalists from investigative media and watchdog non-government organisations (NGOs) with open-source intelligence (OSINT) and SOCMINT forensic analysis skills to produce an evidence-driven analysis of information manipulation and interference (IMI) and coordinated inauthentic behaviour (CIB), as well as to support access to credible information.

Benefits

• The chosen newsrooms or organisations will receive a modest grant to cover eligible activities and costs
• CfA will offer hands-on technical training, followed by one-on-one project mentorship, along with support from CfA’s data technologists, data analysts, multimedia producers, and editors
• CfA will offer amplification/growth support, including scaling/syndication support

Eligibility

• The newsroom/CSO must be registered as a media organisation or digital outlet in Ivory Coast or Senegal, with an explicit focus on audiences in Africa
• The newsroom/CSO must have a minimum of one year of experience in journalism, with a strong preference for investigative or data journalism
• The newsroom/CSO must have evidence of reports produced and published, with the latest not more than two months ago
• The newsroom/CSO must commit to timely and open communication from the management and assigned journalists
• The applicant must be attached or affiliated to a media house or digital news outlet or relevant organisation where content produced during the project will be published (this also applies to freelance journalists)
• The applicant must commit to publishing/disseminating their work on an appropriate public platform
• The applicant must commit to agreed-on weekly online training and mentorship sessions
• The applicant must be willing to share their new skills and knowledge within their organisation, by presenting their projects and techniques to their peers
• The applicant must be fluent in either of the languages of tuition and mentorship: English or French

To apply and for more information, click here.

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